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Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
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Three days after Festus arrived in Caesarea to take up his duties as governor, he went up to Jerusalem.
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Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
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Now when Festus had come to the province, after three days he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
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Three days after Festus arrived in Caesarea to take over his new responsibilities, he left for Jerusalem,
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Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
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The high priests and top leaders renewed their vendetta against Paul.
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where the chief priests and Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul.
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Then the high priest and the chief men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they petitioned him,
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where the leading priests and other Jewish leaders met with him and made their accusations against Paul.
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And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
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They asked Festus if he wouldn't please do them a favor by sending Paul to Jerusalem to respond to their charges. A lie, of course--they had revived their old plot to set an ambush and kill him along the way.
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They urgently requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
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asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem--while they lay in ambush along the road to kill him.
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They asked Festus as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem. (Their plan was to waylay and kill him.)
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But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
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Festus answered that Caesarea was the proper jurisdiction for Paul, and that he himself was going back there in a few days.
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Festus answered, "Paul is being held at Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
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But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there shortly.
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But Festus replied that Paul was at Caesarea and he himself would be returning there soon.
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Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.
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"You're perfectly welcome," he said, "to go back with me then and accuse him of whatever you think he's done wrong."
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Let some of your leaders come with me and press charges against the man there, if he has done anything wrong."
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"Therefore," he said, "let those who have authority among you go down with me and accuse this man, to see if there is any fault in him."
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So he said, "Those of you in authority can return with me. If Paul has done anything wrong, you can make your accusations."
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And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.
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About eight or ten days later, Festus returned to Caesarea. The next morning he took his place in the courtroom and had Paul brought in.
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After spending eight or ten days with them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he convened the court and ordered that Paul be brought before him.
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And when he had remained among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought.
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Eight or ten days later he returned to Caesarea, and on the following day Paul's trial began.
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And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
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The minute he walked in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem were all over him, hurling the most extreme accusations, none of which they could prove.
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When Paul appeared, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges against him, which they could not prove.
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When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood about and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove,
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On Paul's arrival in court, the Jewish leaders from Jerusalem gathered around and made many serious accusations they couldn't prove.
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While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.
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Then Paul took the stand and said simply, "I've done nothing wrong against the Jewish religion, or the Temple, or Caesar. Period."
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Then Paul made his defense: "I have done nothing wrong against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar."
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while he answered for himself, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all."
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Paul denied the charges. "I am not guilty," he said. "I have committed no crime against the Jewish laws or the Temple or the Roman government."
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But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
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Festus, though, wanted to get on the good side of the Jews and so said, "How would you like to go up to Jerusalem, and let me conduct your trial there?"
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Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?"
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But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged before me concerning these things?"
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Then Festus, wanting to please the Jews, asked him, "Are you willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there?"
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Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
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Paul answered, "I'm standing at this moment before Caesar's bar of justice, where I have a perfect right to stand. And I'm going to keep standing here. I've done nothing wrong to the Jews, and you know it as well as I do.
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Paul answered: "I am now standing before Caesar's court, where I ought to be tried. I have not done any wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
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So Paul said, "I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you very well know.
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But Paul replied, "No! This is the official Roman court, so I ought to be tried right here. You know very well I am not guilty.
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For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
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If I've committed a crime and deserve death, name the day. I can face it. But if there's nothing to their accusations--and you know there isn't--nobody can force me to go along with their nonsense. We've fooled around here long enough. I appeal to Caesar."
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If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against me by these Jews are not true, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!"
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For if I am an offender, or have committed anything deserving of death, I do not object to dying; but if there is nothing in these things of which these men accuse me, no one can deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar."
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If I have done something worthy of death, I don't refuse to die. But if I am innocent, neither you nor anyone else has a right to turn me over to these men to kill me. I appeal to Caesar!"
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Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.
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Festus huddled with his advisors briefly and then gave his verdict: "You've appealed to Caesar; you'll go to Caesar!" [JC]
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After Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: "You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!"
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Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, "You have appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go!"
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Festus conferred with his advisers and then replied, "Very well! You have appealed to Caesar, and to Caesar you shall go!"
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And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
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A few days later King Agrippa and his wife, Bernice, visited Caesarea to welcome Festus to his new post.
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A few days later King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
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And after some days King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus.
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A few days later King Agrippa arrived with his sister, Bernice, to pay their respects to Festus.
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And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:
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After several days, Festus brought up Paul's case to the king. "I have a man on my hands here, a prisoner left by Felix.
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Since they were spending many days there, Festus discussed Paul's case with the king. He said: "There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner.
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When they had been there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying: "There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix,
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During their stay of several days, Festus discussed Paul's case with the king. "There is a prisoner here," he told him, "whose case was left for me by Felix.
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About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
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When I was in Jerusalem, the high priests and Jewish leaders brought a bunch of accusations against him and wanted me to sentence him to death.
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When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews brought charges against him and asked that he be condemned.
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about whom the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, when I was in Jerusalem, asking for a judgment against him.
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When I was in Jerusalem, the leading priests and other Jewish leaders pressed charges against him and asked me to sentence him.
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To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
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I told them that wasn't the way we Romans did things. Just because a man is accused, we don't throw him out to the dogs. We make sure the accused has a chance to face his accusers and defend himself of the charges.
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"I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand over any man before he has faced his accusers and has had an opportunity to defend himself against their charges.
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To them I answered, "It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge against him.'
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Of course, I quickly pointed out to them that Roman law does not convict people without a trial. They are given an opportunity to defend themselves face to face with their accusers.
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Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
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So when they came down here I got right on the case. I took my place in the courtroom and put the man on the stand.
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When they came here with me, I did not delay the case, but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in.
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Therefore when they had come together, without any delay, the next day I sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought in.
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"When they came here for the trial, I called the case the very next day and ordered Paul brought in.
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Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
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"The accusers came at him from all sides,
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When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
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When the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation against him of such things as I supposed,
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But the accusations made against him weren't at all what I expected.
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But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
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but their accusations turned out to be nothing more than arguments about their religion and a dead man named Jesus, who the prisoner claimed was alive.
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Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive.
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but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
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It was something about their religion and about someone called Jesus who died, but whom Paul insists is alive.
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And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
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Since I'm a newcomer here and don't understand everything involved in cases like this, I asked if he'd be willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there.
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I was at a loss how to investigate such matters; so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.
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And because I was uncertain of such questions, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.
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I was perplexed as to how to conduct an investigation of this kind, and I asked him whether he would be willing to stand trial on these charges in Jerusalem.
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But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
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Paul refused and demanded a hearing before His Majesty in our highest court. So I ordered him returned to custody until I could send him to Caesar in Rome."
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When Paul made his appeal to be held over for the Emperor's decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar."
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But when Paul appealed to be reserved for the decision of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I could send him to Caesar."
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But Paul appealed to the emperor. So I ordered him back to jail until I could arrange to send him to Caesar."
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Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
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Agrippa said, "I'd like to see this man and hear his story.Good," said Festus. "We'll bring him in first thing in the morning and you'll hear it for yourself."
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Then Agrippa said to Festus, "I would like to hear this man myself." He replied, "Tomorrow you will hear him."
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Then Agrippa said to Festus, "I also would like to hear the man myself." "Tomorrow," he said, "you shall hear him."
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"I'd like to hear the man myself," Agrippa said. And Festus replied, "You shall--tomorrow!"
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And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.
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The next day everybody who was anybody in Caesarea found his way to the Great Hall, along with the top military brass. Agrippa and Bernice made a flourishing grand entrance and took their places. Festus then ordered Paul brought in.
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The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience room with the high ranking officers and the leading men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.
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So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and had entered the auditorium with the commanders and the prominent men of the city, at Festus' command Paul was brought in.
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So the next day Agrippa and Bernice arrived at the auditorium with great pomp, accompanied by military officers and prominent men of the city. Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.
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And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
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Festus said, "King Agrippa and distinguished guests, take a good look at this man. A bunch of Jews petitioned me first in Jerusalem, and later here, to do away with him. They have been most vehement in demanding his execution.
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Festus said: "King Agrippa, and all who are present with us, you see this man! The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him in Jerusalem and here in Caesarea, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.
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And Festus said: "King Agrippa and all the men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom the whole assembly of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he was not fit to live any longer.
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Then Festus said, "King Agrippa and all present, this is the man whose death is demanded both by the local Jews and by those in Jerusalem.
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But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
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I looked into it and decided that he had committed no crime. He requested a trial before Caesar and I agreed to send him to Rome.
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I found he had done nothing deserving of death, but because he made his appeal to the Emperor I decided to send him to Rome.
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But when I found that he had committed nothing deserving of death, and that he himself had appealed to Augustus, I decided to send him.
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But in my opinion he has done nothing worthy of death. However, he appealed his case to the emperor, and I decided to send him.
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Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.
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But what am I going to write to my master, Caesar? All the charges made by the Jews were fabrications, and I've uncovered nothing else. "That's why I've brought him before this company, and especially you, King Agrippa: so we can come up with something in the nature of a charge that will hold water.
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But I have nothing definite to write to His Majesty about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that as a result of this investigation I may have something to write.
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I have nothing certain to write to my lord concerning him. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the examination has taken place I may have something to write.
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But what shall I write the emperor? For there is no real charge against him. So I have brought him before all of you, and especially you, King Agrippa, so that after we examine him, I might have something to write.
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For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.
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For it seems to me silly to send a prisoner all that way for a trial and not be able to document what he did wrong."
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For I think it is unreasonable to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him."
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For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not to specify the charges against him."
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For it doesn't seem reasonable to send a prisoner to the emperor without specifying the charges against him!"
